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The Lions Club of Tea Gardens, Rotary Club of
Myall Coast and Tea Gardens Men’s Shed, NSW,
have pooled their talents and resources to provide a
residential access ramp and mobility scooter to local
resident, Barbara Downing.
The Lions club has had a mobility scooter in
its possession for some years now, and decided
to provide it to Barbara on a long-term loan.
The Men’s Shed stripped down the scooter and
completely reconditioned it.
“Over the years, Barbara and her late husband,
Ken, have been very involved in community works,
and this was one way we could show thanks for
their contribution,” a Lions representative said.
However, it was soon realised that Barbara’s
home was unable to accommodate the scooter. This
led Lions member and Men’s Shed president Ian
Robinson to propose the Shed construct a suitable
access ramp. The Rotary Club of Myall Coast came
forward with $500 to cover the cost of all the
required building materials.
Since then, the scooter has been delivered and
the ramp built and installed.
“I am just so appreciative of the wonderful work
that everyone has done,” Barbara said. “It will make
such an enormous difference to my ability to get
about in my daily life.”
Ian Mackenzie-Smith
Rotary Club of Myall Coast, NSW
The Rotary Club of Mooloolaba, Qld, has been
involved with the QF6 Mooloolaba Coast Guard for
decades; the relationship stretching back to the 1970s.
In recent years, led by member Roger Wright, the
club assisted with overseeing and planning building
extensions that saved the Coast Guard over $100,000.
The club’s involvement has been celebrated with
the naming of the Coast Guard’s rescue vessel fleet. A
boat was named Rotary I in 1984, and later another
dubbed Rotary II in honour of the club’s support.
A third vessel, Rotary III was officially named
at a public open day in June last year at the QF6
Mooloolaba Coast Guard’s 40th birthday celebrations.
The public was invited to the naming ceremony, where
they watched an inflated life raft in action, witnessed
helicopters carrying out flight demonstrations, saw
flare displays and learnt CPR basics. The ceremony
also extended to the renaming of the Coast Guard’s
primary rescue vessel Mooloolaba Rotary Rescue.
“We have found that locally based organisations
have a better understanding of what QF6 Mooloolaba
Coast Guard does for the community than larger
state or national companies, and tend to be more
supportive of our requirements,” Deputy Flotilla
Commander Rod Ashlin said.
“The naming of this vessel is in honour of past
support, but we hope they continue to support us in
the future with worthwhile projects.”
“I expect that the relationship between the Rotary
Club of Mooloolaba and Mooloolaba Coast Guard
will continue to grow as we support each other in our
common missions of providing valued and essential
support to our community,” Paul Warren, of the
Rotary Club of Mooloolaba, said.
Charmaine Wheatley
Former member of the Rotary Club of
Mooloolaba, Qld
Groups combine to
lend a hand
Rotary support
recognised on
rescue vessels
 Back row: Rotary Club of Myall Coast president Brian Oakley,
left, Men’s Shed president and Lion Ian Robinson, Men’s Shed
carpenter Des Pagett and Lions Club treasurer Bart Huthnance.
Front: Barbara proudly showing off her new mobility scooter
and access ramp.